Howard Wolfson To Aid Bloomberg, Not Clinton

Howard Wolfson, communications guru for Hilary Clinton's primary campaign, announced just now that he will be doing communications work for Michael Blomberg's re-election campaign in 2010, a seeming end to the rumors that he would follow his old boss to the State Department.

"Please excuse the mass email," Wolfson writes, "but I wanted to let you know the good news that I will be joining Mayor Bloomberg's re-election campaign as a communications strategist in the New Year."

As a New Yorker, I am very excited at the prospect of helping the Mayor at this very critical time in our city's history.

It is quite clear to me that the Mayor's strong record provides a compelling case for his re-election -- and that he will provide the proven leadership we need to guide the City through the unprecedented fiscal challenges we face.

I look forward to speaking with you about this directly, and until then, best of the Holiday season.

Wolfson, who also does commentary for Fox News, did not specify whether his work for Bloomberg will be full time or as part of his firm, the Glover Park Group. His announcement does, however, seem to close the window on him working out of Foggy Bottom. It would be tough to travel with the nation's chief diplomat and aid the New York City mayor's run at a third term in office at the same time.

Comments

[larry278]

What happens if Obama asks Bloomberg to help him with financial issues? That could happen before 2010. The meltdown, bail outs & recovery from the recession gets more complex & difficult each day. If there is a depression, Obama would be wise to call on Bloomberg & give Mike some power in Washington, DC. Some say that Mike is too big for just NYC now. Mike knows about finance from experience, successful experience.

[truegreen]

Its better for Hillary Clinton that Wolfson not be apart of the team.

[Bettysdad]

Saxby Chambliss must not have offered enough money.

[serindipity803]

Law of Attraction - Wolfson - Bloomberg.

[Craniumdude]

For Bloomies sake I sure hope he does a better job for him than he did for Hillary!

[ema]

Good I hope he does for King Bloomberg what he did for Hillary - make him lose.

[Bitsko]

As a fellow New Yorker, Wolfson should know by now that Bloomie doesn't do elections. He just pours 1,000 times more money into his campaign than the others' can afford, along with lucrative pay-offs to community organizing groups. A lot of us have been on to your game for years, Mike.

[meanstreet]

Hmmm....sounds like someone else I know and he actually won the presidential election.

[GeorgeP922]

Hold up here, we all know for his whole life Bloomberg was a registered Democrat.

We all also know he is a billionaire (with a hot daughter that should consider marrying me, I am available)

So who is to say Bloomberg didn't just take one for the team.

Wolfson was injecting fake leaks into the press (trying to sell himself as someone Hillary would hire for SOS staff (which we know she wouldn't do)).

Wolfson was spinning for the DLC/ThirdWayOrg on Fox news and nodding his head in agreement to Bill Oreily (check out his nov 5 sit down with Billo, make sure to skip a meal).

So by Bloomberg hiring him, he is now COMPLETELY seperated from the Democratic party, and by representing an Indpendent Mayor, he cannot accidentaly or intentionally screw up any Democratic agendas or politicians.

Thanks Bloomberg, If I lived in NYC you would get my vote

[OverIt]

Thank God!!!! I would not want his "spin" anywhere near the Obama administration!!!!

[NotFooledByDistractions]

Howard Wolfson was the Tucker Bounds of the left. A laugh - high entertainment value, low actual benefit.

[simplify]

Good, the better for Obama if this lobbyist money grabber is far away from the white house

[babymonster]

This is wonderful news for people who have done any investigation on the Clintons. This shows that Hillary's closest are abandoning ship, which means that she might get a thorough vetting. The guy who wanted her job is doing it.

[GeorgeP922]

Ok so now ends the saga of weekly Wolfson "leak" reports. (How soon will the McCaulife "leaks" end?

Maybe he was tired of being made fun of, or being called Mark Penn's lap boy (exit lunch now).

Or maybe, just like EVERY SINGLE advisor who worked for Hillary, he just doesn't give a damn about politics or public service.

I hope one day someone writes a real penetrating inquiry into this rare and hopefully extinct version of Democrats, and why on god's green earth we are willing to give them millions of dollars.

And I am sad to say that Wolfson, Ikes, that other swarmy guy who looks like Ikes, and the classic Epic Fail Mark Penn never got jobs at the RNC, that is the most devestating news of the year.

[Weldonn]

KING BLOOMBERG? NOT LIKELY. BUT I AM GLAD THAT HE WOULD RATHER BE ON THE LOSER'S TEAM THAN OPERATING THE SHADOW CABINET BEHIND OBAMA'S BACK.

[honeydiva]

good he can help him lose too.

[GeorgeP922]

Wow, didn't realize they meant Bloomberg the man, I thought they meant the media group.

Man thats even better, what a loooooooooooser!

He coulda gotten a GOOD job with the RNC, but instead he is now an aid to a Democrat, that changed to Republican to win (I guess billions in wealth can't beat Rudy?!?!?) then changed to Independent to save face, and now hires the biggest loser in political advising (ran HRC into the ground, got job on Fox new for 3 weeks just to weaken Obama)

Man, someone has to write a book about all these fraudsters that lurk around the DNC.